The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-24
And His Resignation Will Likely BE
Presented Within Forty-Eight Hours.
A Number of the Leading Politicians Hold 8
Caucus and Decide to Reject All Military
Candidates for the Succession.
PRESIDENT GREvY.

to form q Ministry. was accompanied BY I'M
possible stipulatons. and the list OF politicians.
under whose leadership Cabinet could endure
for fortnight. is fast becoming exhausted.
The Republicans are actively engaged In eau
cussing, and are bending every effort toward de-
vising means to relieve the President of his
embarrassment. At the same time every one Of
the leaders is convinced that the key to the sit
uasion is the resignation of NJ. Grevy. and re-
newed efforts will be made TO convince him that
he st ands alone the question of his retaining
the presidency. As things look now. the forma-
tion of a Cabinet before Friday would be gem
era, surprise, and it would be still more surpris
ing should any politician be found willing to
undertake the premiership in the absence of a
guarantee that NJ. Grevy would retire.
President Grevy to-day informed NJ. Maret.
Radical member of the Chamber of Deputies for
the department of the Ssine. that he had de-
cided to resign. He said he would tomorrow
ask NJ. Ribot to form Ministry to superintend
the meeting of the congress of the Senate and
the Chamber of Deputies. which will select a
new President If NJ. Ribot should refuse to
form a Ministry he will ask III. Goblet to do so.
NJ. Grevy further stated that he will not quit
his post before issuing address to the coun-
try. in which he will repudiate responsibility.
for the present state of affairs, and declare that
his retirement is forced by the impossioility OF
governing the country. He will depart from the
presidency with the sincerest wishes for the fut-
ure Of the republic.
It is stated that during his interview with N.
Maret, to-day, President Gravy greatly
affected, and pleaded piteousy for time. n.
Maret, however. was obdurate. He said that
too much time had been lost already; that it was
the duty of the President to resign immediately.
and that he should send message to the cham
Der not later than Saturday. It is reported that
NJ Grevy worked at his message until late
hour toll night
secret meeting, attended by M. Clemenceau,
Granet, Lockroy, Rochefort and Others was
held to ishs to Stsenss the Question Of sue
cessor NJ. G<eyy. It is T-t.oTs6 thav all
military candidates were rejected.
Life and Services OF President Greyy.
Francois Paul Jules Grevy was born Aug. Is.
1913. He active in ths revolution of $780,
and as long ago Louis Philiipes reign was a
well-known advocate. In the events of 1s48 he
became leading spirit. and was yice-president
of the Assembly and member OF the committee
of justice. When the empire came he refused
to make any terms with it, and continued one of
its most uncompromising enemies, finally quit
ting politics in disgust.
The birth place of President Grevy was in the
Jura, at Mont t-Sous-Vaudrez. His parents were
well-to do but humble people, being engaged in
agriculture They brought him up in severe
and pure ways, and gave him coarse food at
their plain and mountainous home. He was
sent to college, and there made ra pid progress.
His studies were pursued with laborous effort,
and while be ranked high among his fellows. he
gave promise of brilliancy, being austere and
unimaginative in Temperance mi and mind. When
b 4 afo6f n hmm haaM
hon at this time had just finished his military
studies and gone to Algeria. Grevy went to
Paris to study law, and had just finished his his
thres years course when the revolution of 1880
broke out A young man of twenty-one years.
he took down from the wall in his old
musket and went into the streets prepared to
fight. and during the storming of the Babylon
barracks in the front rank of the ASSISTANTS.
Thus in the year when MacMahon was in Bel
Riuin fighting for his country, Grew was in
Paris fighting for his opinions. With the return
OF peace the young lawyer quietly went into
Office and remained there several years. Dis
tinction at the bar came to him rapidly, for
many of his were political, and the
name of a lawyer who in that stormy time
defended man who was prosecuted
for his opinions was in 6veryone's mouth
Leaders in society, in literature, in art, as we'll
leaders in politics. gathered to the court
rooms, and ambitious young advocate could
have asked no better opportunity to secure at
tentiou. His speech is said TO have been plain
and vigorous. but there was enough OF modera-
tioD and restraint in him to save him from the
suits gave him notoriety thoy did not contribute
beautifully to his purse. AS late as l84S be had
not advanced beyond the rank of tnirdrate
lawyer. Always fond of the study OF law, he had
become recognized as a specialist in certain de-
partments, and was adding to his income by Civ
ing lessons to Young students
The year 1S48 found him hard at work in his
profession. 1t was then that Ledru Rollin sent
him into the Jura, among the friends of his
youth, as an agent of the new republic. They
at first received him coldy but his moderation
soor won their confidence, and the service ne
was able render considerable. After
little he became very popular with the country
folks, who familiary called him Monsieur
Jules" and they elected him to the National As
semblv by a vote of Go, 000 Taking seat with
the new party. he voted with it for ths aboii-
ton of capital punishment and the banishment
of the Orleans family. At times there were
radical measures proposed by the party to
which he had attached himself. but he always
spoke with moderation against the measures OF
Socialists.
At this period of his life it was the fortune of
M- Grevy TO propose in the National Assembly
measure which, had it been adopted, might have
saved France from mAnv future misfortunes
and much humiliation. The Left did not wish
that the republic shDni have President elected
by the people. foreseeng that man " hose
authority came from universal suffrage would
be in a place 20 use great power against the
Chamber. II wished that the President should
be named bv the Chamber itself, and be d.
recty under its control. During warm discus
sion OF the question. he offered amendment
to the G constitution, by which the executive
power should be given by the National Assembly
to citizen whom 1t could remove at
any time it saw 1T It was especially aimed
at Cavaignac and Louis Napoleon, both Of
whose ambitions NJ. Grevy mstrusted. In his
speech supporting the amendment, he fore
shadowed with remarkable correctness the
events of 1851 But the amendment WAS lost by
a vote of CAB to 158 When the coup d'etat finally
came he left politics and resumed the practice OF
the law. Not until 1868 did he appear again IN
public life Then he was elected to the corps
1eeisIatif of the empire from the Jura by q vote
which caused some surprise at the Tuileries by
the size of il. His course there was as moder-
ate as il had been in the Assembly OF lS4S. Dur
ing the war he kept aloof from intrigue, and
opposed Gembetta on many occasions
In 1871 he was third time elected to the As
sembly. This was the famous Bordeaux Assem-
! bly,, which met to decide upon the future form